by Michael Rucker | Mar 17, 2018 | Well-being
Let’s Make a Healthy Lifestyle Affordable and Accessible The PHIT Act is a great idea whose time has come. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), only about 1 in 5 American adults get enough physical activity. Perhaps more alarming,...
by Michael Rucker | Aug 17, 2017 | Well-being
How is it that great UX (the abbreviation for user experience) could be a killer, you ask? Stay with me for a few minutes and I will explain. If you read my newsletter, you are aware that the past two years have been a bit challenging for me in some respects. I have...
by Michael Rucker | Jan 5, 2017 | Well-being
Businesses are continuing to look towards viable workplace wellness strategies, and these programs are increasing in popularity, despite inconclusive evidence regarding their return on investment and effectiveness. Analysts are so bullish on the growth of workplace...
by Michael Rucker | May 20, 2016 | Well-being
The history of workplace wellness starts with the Italian physician Bernardini Ramazzini (1633-1714) who is believed to be one of the first to write about the effects of work exposure on workers (occupational diseases) and was interested in the possibilities of taking...
by Michael Rucker | Jan 22, 2016 | Well-being
Wellness Humor Digital health then and digital health now… How many workplace wellness experts does it take? According to this BMI chart I am too short. A Spin on Lemonade Mattke vs. Baicker I am not convinced we have wasted enough time on this…...
by Michael Rucker | Nov 9, 2015 | Well-being
Many corporate wellness programs are charged through a per-employee-per-month (PEPM model) or per-member-per-month (PMPM) model. These subscription-based business models work by employers paying a set price to get access to a particular workplace wellness service....
